It is indeed a waterfront park, located along the Caloosahatchee River in sight of the bridge,…read morehttps://www.yelp.com/biz/caloosahatchee-river-bridge-labelle?hrid=gRVk16pEUi77egwoqk1_Ug. Covered by live oak, water oak and southern oak trees for plenty of shade, the park has restrooms, picnic areas, a playground and even a floating dock with several slips. There is parking available. Picnic pavilions can be reserved through the parks department. [Review 19286 overall - 1634 in Florida - 256 of 2023.]

Bob Mason Waterfront Park was founded in 1998 and completed in 2008 with funds from the Florida…read moreRecreation Assistance Program. In 2018 the Hendry LaBelle Recreation Board upgraded the park by adding several gazebos, grills, and picnic tables along with an extended parking area. The park also has a floating boat dock with 10 slips, benches, restrooms, and a small playground. The LaBelle Garden Club added the plants to the park. This is a beautiful waterfront park along the Caloosahatchee River in LaBelle Fl. My favorite feature of the park are the picnic tables along the water under the shady live, water, and southern oak trees dripping in Spanish moss. I grabbed a take out lunch from the Log Cabin BBQ and had a birthday picnic overlooking the river. As I ate I watched the boats flying down the river. This is the perfect place to enjoy a meal, fish, or just take in the view.

This neighborhood park is surrounded by apartment buildings and has pine trees throughout. Not much…read moreopen space for a ball field or such, but there are a number of picnic tables and some playground equipment. A small amount of litter which may or may not have blown out of the trash can. There is street parking near the entrance on Lowell Court. [Review 15794 overall - 1374 in Florida - 1298 of 2021.]

Manor Park is an entirely passive neighborhood park. It is a city block with a lake and they've put…read morea nice smooth concrete path around it. There are also a few benches that look in. The park has no playground, no dedicated parking, no other activities or features. Hence, "passive" park. [Review 15792 overall - 1372 in Florida - 1296 of 2021.]

Barron Park is located at the base of the Caloosahatchee River Bridge in historic downtown LaBelle…read more The land for the park was donated by W. Barney Barron and Lois Barron in the 1960's. Lois's maiden name was Hendry. She is a descendant of Francis A. Hendry who was a Florida cattle rancher, politician, and officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Hendry County is named for him. The town of LaBelle is named for his daughters Laura June and Carrie Belle Hendry. For 54 years the park has been the site of the annual Swamp Cabbage Festival held annually the last full weekend in February. Swamp cabbage is the vegetable heart of palm, which grows in the sabal palm which is the state tree of Florida. Pioneers served it boiled. The event has a parade, rodeo, food, and live music. LaBelle also stages other events like the Easter and Fourth of July celebrations in the park. The river provides a beautiful back drop to the park and makes it a popular fishing destination. Park amenities include river front picnic tables, tennis courts, dedicated benches, a covered pavilion, gazebo, stage with large seated area, restrooms, boat docks and slips. The park anchors the downtown area and provides the town with a place to gather for events. I loved the view of the river and the stately live oak trees dripping in Spanish moss. This charming park is the perfect place for a picnic lunch.

LaBelle is the county seat of Florida's Hendry County. It is located on the south side of the…read moreCaloosahatchee River and owes its existence to the early cattle drivers and trappers in the area as far back as 1889. This park is directly on the river at the foot of the bridge carrying Florida State Road 29. The park is the host of the annual Swamp Cabbage Festival, which apparently I just missed by about two or three weeks. The start and finish line of the 5 k walk/run is here along with some other celebrations, tents and even a beauty pageant. For those who don't know, swamp cabbage is the vegetable heart of palm, which grows in the sabal palm which is the state tree of Florida. The park has a number of benches facing the slow moving river, a gazebo, a structure with restrooms and a playground. There is plentiful parking and lots of shade. Some folks were fishing when I stopped by. [Review 14817 overall, 319 of 2021, number 1306 in Florida.]

This was the first time we took Freckles to Pooch Park in North Fort Meyers. She really enjoys…read moreinteracting with other doggies. We went into the large dog entrance and she is about 45 pounds. There were friendly people and chairs to sit on. Freckles was a hit! She may have been the only female pooch lol! All the other dogs checked her out. They ran around the large gated park playing, digging and rolling in the grass. When Freckles had enough she runs to Dave to tell him "take me home"! The park has beautifully maintained baseball fields, tennis and soccer fields. Looks like there is a small ramp to Judd Creek where you can launch your canoe! Next time I will take some pictures of the dogs and the park!

Dog parks get always good ratings from me because there should be more! This dog park has a large…read moreand small dog section with seating and lots of space. The grass of the small dog was long and needed a trim.

This was a nice spot to take the dog for a walk. We wanted to try another park but once we got…read morefurther in it was too wet and a little overgrown. Definitely will come back there were spots to look out onto the wetlands and several benches to sit if needed along the way. Some shade but not a lot. We brought water along for the pup so she was good.

It was a very beautiful day today. I was excited to be able to take a walk in this park and it is…read morereally close to our home. The path is made out of crushed shells and easy to walk on. The long winter shadows cast their images along the winding walk. There is a little boardwalk and bridge which actually runs along the swampy area. I expected that to see an alligator baking In the sun. There are benches every so often, so you can stop and take in the beauty of the area. I love the winters here....... A hidden gem in our local community!

Davis-Pratt Park was named in honor of the two principal donors who contributed the land to provide…read moreLaBelle with its first park. The large park has a medium sized paved parking lot and a small grass parking area. More is needed because there's a lot going on here for organized sports. Four baseball fields, 1 softball field, 2 practice field and a full size football (American football) field for Pop Warner style football. Most of the park fields have lighting. There is a playground here as well. When I stopped by, there was a well attended baseball game going at the main ball field. [Review 16792 overall - 1516 in Florida - 305 of 2022.]

Nice easy and flat four mile loop trail in Lehigh Acres that is perfect for enjoying some fresh…read moreair. We saw a wide variety of birds including sandhill cranes, coots, common and purple gallinules, and a wide variety of ducks. Note: no restrooms on site, so plan accordingly.